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# Wisdom Share Mentoring Blog

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### [How to Double Your Productivity](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/how-to-double-your-productivity)

[Andy Holmes](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/andy-holmes)

[Workforce Development](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/workforce-development)[Web-Based Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/web-based-mentoring)[Things To Do When Working Virtually](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/things-to-do-when-working-virtually)

The day is winding down. You’re getting ready for bed and wondering what you accomplished for the da...

[![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hubfs/jpeg-optimizer_4TipstoKeeptheKidsBusyWhileWorkingfromHome.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/4-tips-to-keep-the-kids-busy-while-working-from-home)

### [4 Tips to Keep the Kids Busy While Working from Home](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/4-tips-to-keep-the-kids-busy-while-working-from-home)

[Andy Holmes](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/andy-holmes)

[Workforce Development](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/workforce-development)[Web-Based Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/web-based-mentoring)[Work From Home](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/work-from-home)

Most of us were thrust into full time remote work over the past twelve months. No one was prepared f...

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### [Mentors are Better than Google](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/mentors-are-better-than-google)

[Andy Holmes](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/andy-holmes)

[Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentoring)[Web-Based Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/web-based-mentoring)

Google has made information readily available to everyone. But it isn’t human and doesn’t replace me...

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### [The Key to Employee Engagement - Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/the-key-to-employee-engagement-mentoring)

[Kim Wise](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/kim-wise)

[Employee Value Proposition](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-value-proposition)[Mentoring Program](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentoring-program)[Knowledge Workers](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/knowledge-workers)[Employee Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-mentoring)[Web-Based Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/web-based-mentoring)

It doesn’t matter if you are building automobiles or developing software, if your employees are not ...

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### [3 Keys Behind a Dynamic Team](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/3-keys-behind-a-dynamic-team)

[Andy Holmes](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/andy-holmes)

[Web-Based Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/web-based-mentoring)[Team Building](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/team-building)

All the right people are in place. On paper, they are a dream team of talent. The credentials, the s...

[![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hubfs/4%20Pitfalls%20-%20Why%20Mentoring%20Programs%20Fail.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/4-pitfalls-why-mentoring-programs-fail)

### [4 Pitfalls - Why Mentoring Programs Fail](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/4-pitfalls-why-mentoring-programs-fail)

[Andy Holmes](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/andy-holmes)

[Management Development](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/management-development)[Web-Based Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/web-based-mentoring)

Mentoring has found a new place in today’s workplace, government organizations, nonprofits and educa...

[![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hubfs/Mentoring%20Tips%20for%20Getting%20Through%20the%20Pandemic.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/mentoring-tips-for-getting-through-the-pandemic)

### [Mentoring Tips for Getting Through the Pandemic](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/mentoring-tips-for-getting-through-the-pandemic)

[Andy Holmes](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/andy-holmes)

[Web-Based Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/web-based-mentoring)

2020 brought tremendous change to Americans. There isn’t anyone who didn’t feel the impacts of socia...

[![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hubfs/3WaysMentoringCanChangeYourBusiness-1.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/3-ways-mentoring-can-change-your-business)

### [3 Ways Mentoring Can Change Your Business](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/3-ways-mentoring-can-change-your-business)

[Andy Holmes](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/andy-holmes)

[Web-Based Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/web-based-mentoring)

Formal mentoring programs are on the rise. 71% of companies in the Forbes 500 offer mentoring progra...

[![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hubfs/Mentorshipandsuccessfulbusinesses.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/mentorship-and-successful-businesses)

### [Mentorship and Successful Businesses](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/mentorship-and-successful-businesses)

[Andy Holmes](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/andy-holmes)

[Workforce Development](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/workforce-development)[Web-Based Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/web-based-mentoring)[Things To Do When Working Virtually](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/things-to-do-when-working-virtually)

No one obtains success alone. Even the most prominent and self-reliant business owners have mentors ...

[![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hubfs/jpeg-optimizer_3KeysforSuccessfulMentorship.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/3-keys-for-successful-mentorship)

### [3 Keys for Successful Mentorship](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/3-keys-for-successful-mentorship)

[Andy Holmes](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/andy-holmes)

[Mentor Matching](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentor-matching)[Web-Based Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/web-based-mentoring)[Things To Do When Working Virtually](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/things-to-do-when-working-virtually)

Too often mentoring relationships devalue into cheerleading. A mentor gets assigned a mentee and enc...

[![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hubfs/5TipstoCreateASuccessfulMentor-MenteeRelationship.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/5-tips-to-create-a-successful-mentor-mentee-relationship)

### [5 Tips to Create A Successful Mentor-Mentee Relationship](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/5-tips-to-create-a-successful-mentor-mentee-relationship)

[Andy Holmes](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/andy-holmes)

[Web-Based Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/web-based-mentoring)[Things To Do When Working Virtually](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/things-to-do-when-working-virtually)

Mentoring can be an exhilarating experience. When you are assigned a mentee, it’s tempting to not on...

[![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hubfs/TipsonInfluencingOthers.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tips-on-influencing-others)

### [Tips on Influencing Others](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tips-on-influencing-others)

[Andy Holmes](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/andy-holmes)

[Mentoring Programs](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentoring-programs)[Human Resources](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/human-resources)[Employee Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/employee-mentoring)[Web-Based Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/web-based-mentoring)[Happy Employees](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/happy-employees)

We all have ideas. Some of these ideas, if acted upon could improve company culture, profits and mor...

[![Remote Work: Challenges and Solutions](https://www.mentorresources.com/hubfs/RemoteWorkChallengesandSolutions.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/remote-work-challenges-and-solutions)

### [Remote Work: Challenges and Solutions](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/remote-work-challenges-and-solutions)

[Andy Holmes](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/andy-holmes)

[Learning](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/learning)[Mentor Matching](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/mentor-matching)[Human Resources](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/human-resources)[Web-Based Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/web-based-mentoring)[Things To Do When Working Virtually](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/things-to-do-when-working-virtually)

In March of 2020, the bulk of the United States of America went into a shelter-in-place to slow the ...

[![15 Quotes to Bring Hope in a Dark Time](https://www.mentorresources.com/hubfs/15QuotestoBringHopeinaDarkTime.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/15-quotes-to-bring-hope-in-a-dark-time)

### [15 Quotes to Bring Hope in a Dark Time](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/15-quotes-to-bring-hope-in-a-dark-time)

[Andy Holmes](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/andy-holmes)

[Web-Based Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/web-based-mentoring)[Inspiring quotes](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/inspiring-quotes)

Times are uncertain. 2020 has been an unprecedented year for a multitude of reasons which are too nu...

[![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hubfs/3WaysMentoringCanBoostEmployeeEngagement.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/3-ways-mentoring-can-boost-employee-engagement)

### [3 Ways Mentoring Can Boost Employee Engagement](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/3-ways-mentoring-can-boost-employee-engagement)

[Kim Wise](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/kim-wise)

[Management Development](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/management-development)[Web-Based Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/web-based-mentoring)[Happy Employees](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/happy-employees)

Employees who are engaged show up early, stay late and are passionate about their work. When employe...

[![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hubfs/3KeyReasonsLeadersNeedMentors.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/3-key-reasons-leaders-need-mentors)

### [3 Key Reasons Leaders Need Mentors](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/3-key-reasons-leaders-need-mentors)

[Andy Holmes](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/andy-holmes)

[Management Development](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/management-development)[Web-Based Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/web-based-mentoring)

No one achieves success overnight with no help, completely on their own. In this digital age, it can...

[![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hubfs/25InspirationalQuotesfromFemaleLeaders.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/25-inspirational-quotes-from-female-leaders)

### [25 Inspirational Quotes from Female Leaders](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/25-inspirational-quotes-from-female-leaders)

[Andy Holmes](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/andy-holmes)

[Web-Based Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/web-based-mentoring)

Success doesn’t come easy.

[![](https://www.mentorresources.com/hubfs/31InspirationalQuotesfromTitansofIndustry.jpg)](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/31-inspirational-quotes-from-titans-of-industry)

### [31 Inspirational Quotes from Titans of Industry](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/31-inspirational-quotes-from-titans-of-industry)

[Andy Holmes](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/author/andy-holmes)

[Workforce Development](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/workforce-development)[Web-Based Mentoring](https://www.mentorresources.com/mentoring-blog/tag/web-based-mentoring)

This morning, I woke up in a rut. There wasn’t anything wrong. Nothing I could put my finger on that...